I-5 southbound lanes to close this weekend in SeaTac, Des Moines

Published 1:07 pm Friday, July 22, 2016

The southbound Interstate 5 concrete pavement rehab project is located along 12.86 miles of freeway from Duwamish River Bridge in Tukwila to South 320th Street in Federal Way.
The southbound Interstate 5 concrete pavement rehab project is located along 12.86 miles of freeway from Duwamish River Bridge in Tukwila to South 320th Street in Federal Way.

Get ready for another weekend of closed lanes along Interstate 5 southbound in SeaTac and Des Moines.

Crews will replace concrete panels with asphalt and repave the three left lanes from South 188th Street in SeaTac to State Route 516 in Des Moines. The work, which is weather dependent, will be complete by 5 a.m. Monday, July 25.

I-5 Tukwila to Des Moines: Up to four left lanes of southbound I-5 from I-405/SR 518 to SR 516/Kent Des Moines Road will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday, July 22, to 5 a.m. Monday, July 25.

At least two right lanes will remain open, except from 11 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, 11:59 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday and 10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday, when only the HOV lane may be open. This work is weather dependent.

The following ramps will also be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday with signed detours in place:

• The southbound I-405 ramp to southbound I-5.

• The South 188th Street/Orilla Road South on-ramp to southbound I-5.

• The southbound I-5 off- and on-ramps at South 200th Street/Military Road South.